Employee charged in theft of pecansNatchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a Robeline man in connection with the theft of about 300 pounds of pecans from a local business. Jerry Wayne Nelson, 43, was booked into the Nat...

Vet Park will meetThe Veterans Park meeting is Thursday Jan. 9 at 3 p.m. at the downtown City Bank boardroom. The work on the monument is almost finished, and now the committee will focus on paying bills and plannin...

Road closedNatchitoches Parish President Rick Nowlin advises the public that the Oil Field Road near Ashland has been temporarily closed to traffic from its junction with the Iron Springs Road to its junction...

Preschool screening clinics will take placeNatchitoches Parish Schools have announced preschool screening clinics for the 2013-2014 School Year Preschool Screening Clinics will be held monthly in elementary schools located in the city and i...

School board agenda includes officer electionsAn extension of Supt. Derwood Duke’s contract and election of officers will top the discussion at the school board committee meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 5 p.m. Duke was named superintendent during a...

Local foods can be a resolution with CSAs Looking for an easy way to find locally grown produce? Inglewood Farm, located just south of Alexandria, Farmer John’s CSA, located in Vernon Parish, and Up to Grow Good, in Avoyelles Parish, all o...

Genealogical Assoc. will reopen library, swear inThe Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association (NHGA) Genealogy Library will be closed until Monday, Jan. 6 for the Christmas and New Year holidays. It will re-open on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at ...

Cheeleading squad will compete at Disney WorldThe Northwestern State University cheerleading squad will compete at the Collegiate Cheerleading National Championship at Disney World in Orlando, Jan. 17-20. NSU will compete in the Division I – L...